Xue Wei is loyal and capable, and he has no offspring. He is simply the perfect lover in my dreams!
If only the Marquis of Zhaoping had been as sensible as Xue Wei back then and made me feel at ease!
Then he would have the best civil servants and military generals in the world.
It's a pity that Xin Ningyu, the youngest daughter of Marquis Zhaoping, has been good at martial arts since she was a child. This family inheritance is really frightening.
If the Queen Mother had not held a banquet when Xin Ningyu was three years old and had a palace maid push Xin Ningyu into the water, causing Xin Ningyu to become sickly, neither he nor the Queen Mother would have been at ease letting Xin Ningyu go to the Northwest grasslands to marry.
"Then follow Lord Zhang's advice and have Xue Wei come to Beijing to attend the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet. I'll have Imperial Physician Qi prepare to see how Lord Xue is doing and whether there's any cure."
Now that there are no bandits, various post stations have been set up along the way in the northwest for people to rest and change horses. It has become very convenient to return from the northwest. It used to take a month to walk, but now it only takes more than ten days to reach Beijing from the northwest.
"Your Majesty is wise!"
Zhang Yuan had something on his mind. After complimenting Emperor Qingning a few words, he left on the pretext of missing his wife and children.
After Emperor Qingning had Zhou Jushan take some rewards to Zhang Yuan, he urged Zhou Jushan, "Go and see if the imperial kitchen has prepared my nourishing medicine."
"Imperial Physician Qi has instructed me to drink it on time every day."
Zhou Jushan smiled faintly, "Don't worry, Your Majesty. The medicine is ready and they are just warming it over a low fire. When I sent Master Zhang out just now, I asked the palace maid to get it."
Ever since the eldest prince Prince An's palace coup and Qi Yun risked his life to save the prince in Concubine Rou's womb, he has been deeply trusted by Emperor Qingning.
More importantly, after two years of treatment by Qi Yun, Emperor Qingning felt that his body, which had become increasingly weak in middle age, had regained its vitality. Now Qi Yun was responsible for his daily pulse diagnosis and prescriptions, and he no longer had much faith in the medical skills of other imperial physicians.
In the past, he believed that the older and more experienced the imperial physician was, the more skilled he was and the more trustworthy he was. But now he no longer thinks so. A genius is a genius.
Qi Yun single-handedly crushed the old guys in the Imperial Hospital who only knew how to say "I'll try my best".
Less than an incense stick of time later, the palace maid brought the restorative medicine. Zhou Jushan watched the emperor drink the medicine clean and then went to bed for a nap.
Zhou Jushan walked out with the tray of bowls.
The decoctions Qi Yun prepared for the emperor contained various modern medicines, which could invigorate the mind by hollowing out the inside, thus maintaining a balance that consumed the body's health.
If one gets seriously ill or gets angry, this delicate balance will be broken, and the person who takes this nourishing soup for a long time will quickly deteriorate like a punctured balloon.
Outside the door, Zhou Jushan's little follower saw Zhou Jushan coming out with a tray, and quickly took the tray from Eunuch Zhou's hand and said, "Eunuch Zhou, I'll do this kind of chores."
"You've been standing in the throne room for so long today, you must be tired. The bench is ready."
The stool machine is a means of transportation similar to a sedan chair. It is shaped like a chair with a backrest and two poles for lifting. A horizontal bar is used in the front and back, and people carry it.
Throughout the dynasties, powerful eunuchs had the privilege of riding in sedan chairs. After shielding the emperor from a knife during a palace coup, squad leader Qi Yun gave Zhou Jushan a false medical record, claiming that Zhou Jushan had sustained a hidden injury from shielding the knife.
So the emperor granted Zhou Jushan the privilege of riding in a stool.
Zhou Jushan has become a big shot around the emperor.
Now in the court, even ministers of the first and second ranks had to speak politely to Zhou Jushan, and there were countless people who gave him gifts to build closer ties with him.
"knew."
Zhou Jushan looked up at the sky outside the Golden Throne Hall. The square jade ornaments hanging from his hat swayed with his movements, making a tinkling sound.
For three years, I have been walking on thin ice in this palace and trying to understand people's hearts.
Seeing that Zhou Jushan didn't speak for a long time, the little follower secretly looked up at Zhou Jushan, then lowered his head again, with a flash of surprise in his eyes.
He found that when Eunuch Zhou's phoenix eyes were raised, they were very imposing, beautiful and sharp, giving people a feeling of being a leader.
Unfortunately, Eunuch Zhou has been accompanying Your Majesty all year round, and he is always humble and submissive.
Eunuch Zhou is quite handsome. If he were a normal man, he would have won the hearts of many women in the world, just like He Lin, the most handsome man in the capital.
With Eunuch Zhou's intelligence, he would definitely be living a good life now if he were not in the palace.
Unfortunately, I heard that Eunuch Zhou came from a poor family and was sold into the palace to be a eunuch by his gambling-addicted father when he was just over 10 years old.
Eunuch Zhou had no relatives or friends in the palace, but he had climbed to such a high position at the age of 27, which is truly amazing.
However, the closer people are to the imperial power, the more unfortunate their fates are. The personal eunuchs even have to live with their heads hanging on their trousers. It is unknown how long Eunuch Zhou can continue to be a popular figure beside His Majesty.
"Let's go."
Zhou Jushan withdrew his gaze, looked back at the Golden Palace, and a dark smile appeared at the corner of his crimson lips.
Retirement day is coming soon.
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late at night.
Zhang Yuan stood outside Sheng Zhixing's small, shabby courtyard.
He couldn't sleep at night, so he went out for a walk. As he walked, he somehow ended up outside his master's door.
He raised his hand to knock on the door, but suddenly realized that it was late at night and the master was resting.
So Zhang Yuan stood outside Sheng Zhixing's small, shabby courtyard all night.
He thought a lot that night.
He wondered why the emperor was so happy after knowing that Xue Wei was impotent?
Although Emperor Qingning did not show it in the Golden Palace, Zhang Yuan felt it keenly.
Zhang Yuan thought of what he had seen in the northwest: the people lived a prosperous life with happy smiles on their faces. There were no beggars or refugees on the streets. Commoners could attend various medical and martial arts schools and learn a skill. This situation was very close to what his master had said: "equality for all" and "moderate prosperity."
Talents like Lord Xue are truly changing the situation in the northwest, just like when Marquis Zhaoping and his sons were guarding the border. The people's lives are now stable and developing in a positive direction.
However, after the Marquis of Zhaoping and his son quelled the rebellion and repelled the foreign enemies, bringing peace, they had no time to further improve the lives of the people in the northwest. Upon returning to the capital, they were sentenced to exile...
Is it a mistake for an official to do his job too well?
Whether it is the father and son of Zhaoping Hou or Xue Wei, they are truly making the lives of the people better.
But the fear of the emperor is greater than the joy, is this right?
Who is wrong after all?
Zhang Yuan couldn't help but recall the casual conversations he had with his master while teaching him how to solve cases.
The master said that this is called feudal monarchy. In order to strengthen the imperial power, the emperor will do things that are not in the interests of the people.
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